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The 2022 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8 to elect the next governor of Idaho. Incumbent Brad Little, first elected in 2018, was re-elected for a second term, the eighth consecutive win by a Republican.
The statewide primary was held on May 17; Little defeated incumbent lieutenant governor Janice McGeachin in the Republican primary, while Stephen Heidt won the Democratic primary.[1] Little convincingly won the general election, but there was a relatively strong performance by far-right independent candidate Ammon Bundy, who finished roughly three points behind Heidt, and ahead of Heidt in 34 of Idaho's 44 counties.
Bundy's share of the vote was the best non-major party performance or the best outside both major parties performance since 1926.[2] This was the worst Democratic performance since 1924, and one of only three times since then where the Democratic candidate failed to achieve 30% of the vote.
- ^ "Idaho Election Results 2022 | Live Primary Map Updates". www.politico.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ammon Bundy's 17.2% for Governor of Idaho Was the Strongest Showing for That Office by a Non-Major Party Nominee Since 1926". Ballot Access News. November 22, 2022. Archived from the original on February 25, 2024.